Mosweswe Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mosweswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosweswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Mosweswe (121) may also be a first name.

Mosweswe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mosweswe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mosweswe has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosweswe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mosweswe is the 1,198,640th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosweswe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 121 people.

It is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 11,633. Apart from Botswana this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Mosweswe Last Name Statistics demography

Mosweswe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.89% less than the national average, earning R 45,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshweshwe8966/
Mosweusweu8929/
Musweswe88306/
Masweswe8816/
Mashweshwe7857/
Mushweshwe7839/
Maswiswi6383/
Maswoswe6379/
Masvesve6320/
Musvesve637/
Masvoswe633/
Mashwishwi5628/
Masvosve50556/
Musvesvi501/
Muswizwi501/
Meswiswi501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mosweswe
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